Big Angry Dyke

by Sharon Goldner

Anita Bryant, orange growers spokeswoman of the 1970s, got into a lot of trouble, deservedly so, for her ugly vitriol against the gay community. Now, well over 40 years later, she is an old woman in her seventies, angry, bitter, and boozy. One evening she gets visited by the angel Koontz who is in in charge of "shelf life" and it is then that Anita is informed that after she passes, she will be reincarnated to...

Anita Bryant, orange growers spokeswoman of the 1970s, got into a lot of trouble, deservedly so, for her ugly vitriol against the gay community. Now, well over 40 years later, she is an old woman in her seventies, angry, bitter, and boozy. One evening she gets visited by the angel Koontz who is in in charge of "shelf life" and it is then that Anita is informed that after she passes, she will be reincarnated to live life on Earth again to "get it right," only the next time around it will be as a "big angry dyke."

read more
  • Inquire About Rights
  • Recommend
  • Download
  • Save to Reading List

Big Angry Dyke

Recommended by

  • Randall Huskinson: Big Angry Dyke by Sharon Goldner
    “

    What fun! Sharon Goldner's "Big Angry Dyke" delivers a hefty dose of karma to holier-than-thou Christian Anita Bryant, the former beauty queen turned orange juice pitch-person and archnemesis of the LGBT community. The setup is old as time--someone meets the grim reaper, who in this case appears as a gender-neutral hippie. But in Goldner's romp, the otherworldly news for Bryant is extra-grim, and seriously hilarious. A schadenfreude fantasy, to say the least! Seriously smart writing.

    What fun! Sharon Goldner's "Big Angry Dyke" delivers a hefty dose of karma to holier-than-thou Christian Anita Bryant, the former beauty queen turned orange juice pitch-person and archnemesis of the LGBT community. The setup is old as time--someone meets the grim reaper, who in this case appears as a gender-neutral hippie. But in Goldner's romp, the otherworldly news for Bryant is extra-grim, and seriously hilarious. A schadenfreude fantasy, to say the least! Seriously smart writing.

    ”
  • Cheryl Bear: Big Angry Dyke by Sharon Goldner
    “

    A very funny play about God, his angels and karma. In this case the lesson is love and acceptance. Well done.

    A very funny play about God, his angels and karma. In this case the lesson is love and acceptance. Well done.

    ”
  • Doug DeVita: Big Angry Dyke by Sharon Goldner
    “

    Plays like this restore my faith in God and his deliverance of just rewards. Delightfully arch and deliciously vengeful, to watch Anita Bryant (and, by extension, others of her nasty ilk) get a taste of her own medicine is a gleefully satisfying experience, and even if it’s only in the form of a revenge fantasy, it’s a damn good one.

    Plays like this restore my faith in God and his deliverance of just rewards. Delightfully arch and deliciously vengeful, to watch Anita Bryant (and, by extension, others of her nasty ilk) get a taste of her own medicine is a gleefully satisfying experience, and even if it’s only in the form of a revenge fantasy, it’s a damn good one.

    ”
View all 7 recommendations

Development History

  • Reading, MidWest Dramatists Conference, 2018